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FAU, Israel Scientists 'Team Up' to Tackle AD-related Mood Disorders

By | August 29, 2022

FAU researchers in collaboration with Tel Aviv University have received a two-year, $379,177 NIH grant to study mood-disorders changes in Alzheimer's disease.

Study: More U.S. Housing Markets at or Near Pricing Peaks

By | August 25, 2022

Home prices appear to have peaked in a growing number of U.S. markets, according to a July analysis by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

Feeling Anxious or Blue? Ultra-processed Foods May be to Blame

By | August 25, 2022

A study by FAU's Schmidt College of Medicine found that U.S. adults who consume more ultra-processed food report more adverse mental symptoms of mild depression, "mentally unhealthy days" and "anxious days."

What Has America Learned Since Hurricane Katrina? Not Enough.

By | August 24, 2022

A first-of-its-kind study by FAU researchers reveals only marginal improvements with respect to evacuation planning in America's 50 largest cities following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Study First to Explore 'Walking' Shark Movements in Early Life Stages

By | August 18, 2022

A newly-discovered walking shark that breaks all of the rules for survival is the focus of the first study to explore differences in walking and swimming in these neonate (newly-hatched) and juvenile sharks.

FAU Seeks Older Participants for Aging and Memory Study

By | August 16, 2022

FAU researchers are conducting a study in adults 60 and older to improve public health by providing information about how human memory changes with age - and you can help.

FAU Survey: Firms Expect Supply Chain Woes to Wane

By | August 16, 2022

Supply-chain delays and shortages that have hampered deliveries since the COVID-19 pandemic could soon be easing, according to a business survey by a researcher at Florida Atlantic University.

New $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes

By | August 10, 2022

FAU has landed a major National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center with Columbia University, Rutgers University, the University of Central Florida, and Lehman College.

Water Quality Woes in S.W. Florida Linked to Seeping Septic Systems

By | August 9, 2022

Multiple lines of evidence from a multi-year microbial source tracking study by FAU Harbor Branch researchers points to septic systems as a contributing source for water quality decline in southwest Florida.

Greater Empathy in Adolescents Helps Prevent Bias-based Cyberbullying

By | August 8, 2022

A study by FAU researcher Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., is the first to explore empathy types in early adolescents and its relationship to race-based and religion-based online bullying.